The Big Red One (1980)
The Big Red One (1980)
Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart.
A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.

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Cast

Lee Marvin Lee Marvin As: The Sergeant
Mark Hamill Mark Hamill As: Griff
Robert Carradine Robert Carradine As: Zab
Bobby Di Cicco Bobby Di Cicco As: Vinci
Kelly Ward Kelly Ward As: Johnson
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Storyline

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.


Tagline: Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Drama, War

Language: Deutsch, Français, English, Italiano

Release Date: 22 January 1980

Country: IE, US

Runtime: 113m

Company Credits

Company: Lorimar Productions, United Artists

Budget: $4,500,000

Revenue: $7,206,220

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Cast

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

The Sergeant

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Griff

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Zab

Bobby Di Cicco

Bobby Di Cicco

Vinci

Kelly Ward

Kelly Ward

Johnson

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Walloon

Siegfried Rauch

Siegfried Rauch

Schroeder

Serge Marquand

Serge Marquand

Rensonnet

Charles Macaulay

Charles Macaulay

General / Captain

Alain Doutey

Alain Doutey

Broban

Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac

Vichy Colonel

Colin Gilbert

Colin Gilbert

Dog Face POW

Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark

Shep

Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

Lemchek

Doug Werner

Doug Werner

Switolski

Perry Lang

Perry Lang

Kaiser

Howard Delman

Howard Delman

Smitty

Marthe Villalonga

Marthe Villalonga

Madame Marbaise

Giovanna Galletti

Giovanna Galletti

Woman in Sicilian Village

Gregori Buimistre

Gregori Buimistre

The Hun

Shimon Barr

Shimon Barr

German Male Nurse

Matteo Zoffoli

Matteo Zoffoli

Sicilian Boy

Abraham Ronai

Abraham Ronai

German Field Marshall

Galit Rotman

Galit Rotman

Pregnant Frenchwoman

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

War Correspondent (uncredited)

Christa Lang

Christa Lang

German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited)

Directed By

Todd Corman

Todd Corman

Second Assistant Director

Arne Schmidt

Arne Schmidt

Assistant Director

Lewis Teague

Lewis Teague

Second Unit Director

Monte Hellman

Monte Hellman

Second Unit Director

Avner Orshalimy

Avner Orshalimy

Second Assistant Director

Gary Zembow

Gary Zembow

Second Second Assistant Director

Leo Zisman

Leo Zisman

Second Assistant Director

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Director

Lynn A. Aber

Lynn A. Aber

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Barbara Miller

Barbara Miller

Casting

Peter Cornberg

Peter Cornberg

Unit Production Manager

Roni Ya'ackov

Roni Ya'ackov

Production Manager

Gene Corman

Gene Corman

Producer

Edited By

Morton Tubor

Morton Tubor

Editor

David Bretherton

David Bretherton

Supervising Editor

Erica Flaum

Erica Flaum

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Blanche Shuler

Blanche Shuler

Makeup & Hair

Sound

Dana Kaproff

Dana Kaproff

Original Music Composer

Bodie Chandler

Bodie Chandler

Music Supervisor

Gene Feldman

Gene Feldman

Music Editor

Jack A. Finlay

Jack A. Finlay

Sound Editor

Cyril Collick

Cyril Collick

Sound Mixer

William L. McCaughey

William L. McCaughey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert L. Harman

Robert L. Harman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Dockendorf

David Dockendorf

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Adam Greenberg

Adam Greenberg

Director of Photography

Jim Dunn

Jim Dunn

Key Grip

Laurel Moore

Laurel Moore

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

William Hankins

William Hankins

Property Master

Ladislav Wilheim

Ladislav Wilheim

Props

Peter Jamison

Peter Jamison

Art Direction

Other Crew

Kit West

Kit West

Special Effects

Peter Dawson

Peter Dawson

Special Effects

Jeff Clifford

Jeff Clifford

Special Effects

Vic Heutschy

Vic Heutschy

Unit Publicist

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